First Dates Ireland *read first post*

pgj2015

completedit wrote: »

I"Iv e watched the movies 15 times hahaha"...
I get it he was probably trying to come across quirky and dorky but sorry pal but that isn't gonna cut it. If you're mentioned HP like that you've got least add some humour, what was she meant to do with that information?

Also, wtf they doing having video chats when there's no relationship?

Its a bit like the guy from a previous season, he was around 30 and was telling his date he has a load of onesies.

https://www.google.com/search?q=onesies+for+adults&pws=0&gl=us&sxsrf=ALeKk032d_1IdZttSIf83OHXTJZj6Epqmw:1614899654763&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUlJSC4pfvAhXESBUIHa3rBPUQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1280&bih=610#imgrc=3izfOiFZcqRT6M

completedit

BTW anybody on the show could come across this thread. Not meant to be mean but the show is there to watch with a bit of light hearted schadenfreude but also I know how cringeworthy I'd come across in such a setting. I can only imagine the stuff I'd come out with and how I'd come across. Just fun to watch and analyse it as if you'd never have any similar head in hands moments haha

AMKC

completedit wrote: »

I"Iv e watched the movies 15 times hahaha"...
I get it he was probably trying to come across quirky and dorky but sorry pal but that isn't gonna cut it. If you're mentioned HP like that you've got least add some humour, what was she meant to do with that information?

Also, wtf they doing having video chats when there's no relationship?

I think that was Carla the nurse from up north and your man having the video chats because they are planning a second date but level 5 has stopped that so far.

pgj2015

it is strange how people still like the likes of harry potter as an adult. like I loved the teenage mutant ninja turtles cartoon as a kid, imagine if I still did.

freshpopcorn

Carla & Kieran
Kieran/Ciaran or whatever was tough going. Without meaning to sound harsh I think he basically copies Instagram for a personality.
Andrea & John
It was a little cringey and I think they'd both be all right people but I think he may be a bit geeky for her.
Lain & Dean
Lain got a bit of a land I think.
Mary & Johnny
They seem like they may get on, Mary may be a bit wild for him.

completedit

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pgj2015 wrote: »

it is strange how people still like the likes of harry potter as an adult. like I loved the teenage mutant ninja turtles cartoon as a kid, imagine if I still did.

I actually read the books over lockdown, well 3 of them, just for something to do.

But your point is so legit. There's even things from childhood I still like the odd time(wrestling, Johnny bravo, nick shows) but they'd be more like quirks I'd bring up randomly, they're not my interests per se, just things I might watch every so often.

Like even if the lad watched HP movies 15 times each it's not that much time dedicated to something and that's assuming he's done that which I doubt he has haha.

Yeah but being a HP fan is more of a cult thing nowadays. Anyone catch the fella on next week talking about playing Quidditch?
I loved me a bit of HP back in the day but now? Not so much!

yerwanthere123

I wasn't very interested in the first date involving the northern Irish girl, especially when the conversation didn't really extend very far beyond accents and spice bags. Another one here who's never had a spice bag btw.

Liked the older couple, great to see such zest for life at their ages. Wish there was more people like them on the show.

Felt quite bad for Lain, he was obviously hoping for a second date. I was expecting him to be a dope bit he seems sound enough.

Liked the date between the two sales managers even if the cringey singing was a bit much. It all feels a bit hollow though when we're immediately told it never went any further!

freshpopcorn

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

I wasn't very interested in the first date involving the northern Irish girl, especially when the conversation didn't really extend very far beyond accents and spice bags. Another one here who's never had a spice bag btw.

It seems to be mainly a Dublin thing mainly but have expanded due to social media. Very over rated.
They are favored by the rougher type in my experience. (I know I said it)

KevRossi

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Her friend who waved at her is very familiar.. was she on the show herself before?

Last week or the week before.

Not sure if they know each other or if she was just giving some support.

Badly Drunk Boy

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It seems to be mainly a Dublin thing mainly but have expanded due to social media. Very over rated.
They are favored by the rougher type in my experience. (I know I said it)

I heard that the spice bag was the original method for the propagation of Covid in Ireland. Nasty stuff!!

The DayDream

I think people are giving the Dublin fella a hard time, he was obvs a bit of a jack the lad but he seemed genuine enough at the same time, and had much better banter than his date who I thought was a bit of a dose. He seemed like the type who could chat to anyone and be a bit of craic she didnt have much personality imo. She sucked at the accent bit and who hasn't heard of a spice bag? I'm near the border and everyone knows what they are.

Mary was awesome I want to hang out with her. And your man was sound as well.

The gay guy who was on for a 2nd time, ugh. I'm sorry, it's unny for a while but eventually that whole 'bitchy-gay' thing gets tiresome and he looked better without the fake tan he slathered on for the date that made him look like a Mexican dishwasher.

Andrea's date, bloody hell. A grown man telling a pretty girl you like Harry Potter... Might as well just kick a pile of sand up her vagina. I don't even feel bad for him, at least have a bit of cop on to hide that shameful proclivity.

Princess Calla

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Felt quite bad for Lain, he was obviously hoping for a second date. I was expecting him to be a dope bit he seems sound enough.
!

I'm pretty certain he let the guy last year pay for the meal and then said no....as soon as I saw him that memory popped into my head.....so yeah, I don't have too much sympathy for him. ....and for the love of jesus if your going on a dining show please learn how to eat with your mouth closed, it was like watching a cow having a good aul chomp

Mary was gas....yeah I got my mass cards and a vibrator

completedit

Lad has been basing his personality off too many millenial memes. Went down like a lead balloon when she said she hated Potter. There is nothing with liking Potter at any age but I don't see how you'd use it as your go to on a date.
Like, is it Harry Potter films or the book series? Do you like reading in general or just books about 12 year old wizards? Did the books influence the type of books you read later in life? Fiction vs non-fiction. "muh Harry Potter"

The DayDream

They're children's fantasy books. It's a signal of immense dorkitude and immaturity.

I love to read. I don't read Harry Potter because they're for kids. The one positive trait you can take for someone who reads is they are intelligent. But you can't even give those points to a Harry Potter fan as they are reading material written to be suitable for the reading level of a pre teen adolescent.

I would struggle to come up with a more surefire to make sure a grown woman will not shag you than to come out with that. It's not manly at all.

Clon63

Postman Kieran had an image makeover between the video bits and the date. His accent also went much more Dub/Conor McGregor on the date. I thought the date version looked like PJ Gallagher's younger brother. Looked a lot older than 21. Good line of chat though Liked Carla - 2 nice Nordie girls in 2 weeks.

Dean seemed sound but didnt warm to Lain . Is it unusual for them to directly match jobs like haiedresseer - hairdresser and sales manager - sales manager Lain had a big makeover too
He seemed very disappointed when Dean was younger than him.

Didnt think there was anything there between Andrea and John. She was lovely and really chatty. Thought at first he was holding back and she would have no interest but was wrong there.

And John and Mary. Lovely couple , really. Thought she was great craic abd seemed like an older country version of Marian Finucane. Having the sisters behind was fun. Would loved to have seen them all heading (shuffling) to the toilets and having a half time team talk.

Deeper Blue

Thought that was a weak enough episode myself, with John and Mary being the only real highlight.

The girl from Down seemed lovely and it's a shame she was matched with that dullard whose conversation topics didn't extend beyond "spoice bagz". We might've found out a bit more about her had she been matched with someone else.

The other daters were instantly forgettable.

Man Vs ManUre

Some really beautiful young cailini’s on this season. Last week the girl from Tipp was a mink, then this week the young wan from Down and Andrea are very pretty. And Mary from Tipp was a stunner too!!

pgj2015

Deeper Blue wrote: »

Thought that was a weak enough episode myself, with John and Mary being the only real highlight.

The girl from Down seemed lovely and it's a shame she was matched with that dullard whose conversation topics didn't extend beyond "spoice bagz". We might've found out a bit more about her had she been matched with someone else.

The other daters were instantly forgettable.

The girl from Down and the ejit from Dublin were well matched.

Weepsie

KevRossi wrote: »

Last week or the week before.

Not sure if they know each other or if she was just giving some support.

Background people.might be in several episodes. Not all the dates in one episode are from the same day and they're edited together so you see the same people in the background over the weeks

pgj2015

The "friend" was the girl who was on a date with the son of a 7th son.

Man Vs ManUre

Weepsie wrote: »

Background people.might be in several episodes. Not all the dates in one episode are from the same day and they're edited together so you see the same people in the background over the weeks

Why didn’t they just put in cardboard people like they did at the Super Bowl??

PhilOssophy

Yer man John had some chance if he hadn't blurted out the Harry Potter stuff. I think the woman thought about that for 10 seconds and thought "Eh no". Imagine being stupid enough to come out with that on the first date! Imagine getting lucky and bringing a girl home and the shock on her face when she saw the Harry Potter bedclothes.....at least save the odd secrets until you are an item!

John and Mary were great. She didn't strike me as one who'd be smoking weed in Amsterdam or buying dildo's but there you go!

Beechwoodspark

Yeah something very odd/off about the Harry Potter guy

He tried to control the date from the start - acting as if it was a job interview or something.

At one point he directed her to sing through the cup the song she had already told him hadn’t gone well at her dads funeral

She simply says no, you could see the reaction on his face which he then tried to disguise

Just something odd about the carry on

jellybear

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

At one point he directed her to sing through the cup the song she had already told him hadn’t gone well at her dads funeral

She simply says no, you could see the reaction on his face which he then tried to disguise

Just feel it's important to point out it was her dad's wedding, not funeral.

Beechwoodspark

Just regarding the old guy mad John

I got the feeling he would’ve said yes to ANYONE and that’s no harm, just that’s the way it is with him

PhilOssophy

A couple in their 70's might not even be looking for love - they might be lonely and want somebody to go off on a day trip with. I was delighted for them and hope it lasts.

Princess Calla

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

Why didn’t they just put in cardboard people like they did at the Super Bowl??

I'd imagine to give more atmosphere to the diners .... conversation would be extremely stilted if you knew everyone was listening....yeah I know it's getting aired on tv but I think it's ingrained in us to whisper when the room is quiet....plus I presume you might forget about the cameras after a while?

Beechwoodspark

PhilOssophy wrote: »

A couple in their 70's might not even be looking for love - they might be lonely and want somebody to go off on a day trip with. I was delighted for them and hope it lasts.

Fully agree

PhilOssophy

Princess Calla wrote: »

I'd imagine to give more atmosphere to the diners .... conversation would be extremely stilted if you knew everyone was listening....yeah I know it's getting aired on tv but I think it's ingrained in us to whisper when the room is quiet....plus I presume you might forget about the cameras after a while?

Imagine sitting in a restaurant with cardboard cut-outs. Cringe.

Man Vs ManUre

PhilOssophy wrote: »

A couple in their 70's might not even be looking for love - they might be lonely and want somebody to go off on a day trip with. I was delighted for them and hope it lasts.

At that age they are definitely not shagging. I reckon mad John would be more interested in looking at a prize Bull or the Tipp hurlers than he would fancy having his way with Mary.

KevRossi

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

At that age they are definitely not shagging.

You are so wrong. :pac::pac::pac:

ohnonotgmail

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

At that age they are definitely not shagging. I reckon mad John would be more interested in looking at a prize Bull or the Tipp hurlers than he would fancy having his way with Mary.

A UK study not irish but STDs on the rise among OAPs.

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/october/as-stis-in-older-people-continue-to-rise-age-uk-calls-to-end-the-stigma-about-sex-and-intimacy-in-later-life/

Sakana

robertpatterson wrote: »

Did she say 10x exciting?

Yup, spotted that. Pointed out to my SO and she didn't understand what was wrong.

We're doomed as a couple.

Sakana

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

This guy looks like Limmy

Bulb off him! I thought he and the other yuppy were painful at the start but I liked them before it was over.

dobman88

Sakana wrote: »

Yup, spotted that. Pointed out to my SO and she didn't understand what was wrong.

We're doomed as a couple.

Ha. Mine had the opposite reaction. Rolled her eyes and said its 10 times ffs. Gonna marry her :pac:

PhilOssophy

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

At that age they are definitely not shagging. I reckon mad John would be more interested in looking at a prize Bull or the Tipp hurlers than he would fancy having his way with Mary.

I fully hope to be still shagging in my 70s - why not??

Sakana

dobman88 wrote: »

Ha. Mine had the opposite reaction. Rolled her eyes and said its 10 times ffs. Gonna marry her :pac:

Sounds like a keeper! Thruple or nah?

joeguevara

Episode before was way better.

Mad Johnny and mad Mary were legends. Her vibrator story cracked me up. Him forgetting to take his mask off was so endearing. Tipp rocks and hope that they continue being legends.

John and Andrea. What can I say. He wasn't just a Harry Potter fan, but he had a robe, pj's and sheets. She was a stunner and he was good craic but jaysus, surely he had more than HP to him. Surprising that she wanted a second date but not surprising that it didn't progress.

Carla and kieran. Both looked good. But his chat was painful. Is all that he could chat about is a spice bag. She described a shredded chicken and he was talking about Oxford dictionary. Most bizarre bit was him pronouncing his name as Ciaran(a with a fada) but spelling it Kieran.

Lain and Dean were good craic. Thought they were suited and Cork guys excuse was weak about too similar. Anyway wish them both well. One issue with this is the name of the shot. I owned bars and know the shot but recently I have had personal experience with brain cancer with a family situation. I think that it's a bit crass to have a shot called a brain haemorrhage and explicitly called out. Small thing, no issue.

Looking forward to seeing the next episode.

freshpopcorn

joeguevara wrote: »

Carla and kieran. Both looked good. But his chat was painful. Is all that he could chat about is a spice bag. She described a shredded chicken and he was talking about Oxford dictionary. Most bizarre bit was him pronouncing his name as Ciaran(a with a fada) but spelling it Kieran.

I think Ciaran would have being better if he stopped the act he was putting on.

KevRossi

The vibrator story is gas.

https://twitter.com/RTE2/status/1367429621461872646

Quick update on John and Mary and a few others. Carla looks very well in this IMO.

https://twitter.com/RTE2/status/1367788241726955521

JP Liz V1

The old chap, the Irish Crocodile Mick Dundee was good, thought his date was trying too hard to be funny though with her stories

I did laugh and enjoy the returnee getting a no

JP Liz V1

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

At that age they are definitely not shagging. I reckon mad John would be more interested in looking at a prize Bull or the Tipp hurlers than he would fancy having his way with Mary.

The could be raging sex mad yolks engaging in dogging and all sorts, Mary may use sex toys

tea and coffee

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The old chap, the Irish Crocodile Mick Dundee was good, thought his date was trying too hard to be funny though with her stories

I did laugh and enjoy the returnee getting a no

Would you seriously go on twice AND admit that you hadn't had even one date in the interim? Any potential partner who might see the show would be thinking :eek:

pgj2015

I was watching the UK version of the show last night, there was a posh woman who was on a date with a male model. Both were early 20's. The date didn't go well, they were sat there just looking at each other at the end of the date not saying anything. Then the bill is put on the table, the model looks at the woman, she says oh do you want me to put some money towards this? he says yeah we will go 50/50 lol dead right. why would he pay for the meal, he didn't ask her out and they were clearly never going to see each other again. Yer one says she thought the man should pay on the first date and that the guy clearly hadn't watched any Disney movies.

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The old chap, the Irish Crocodile Mick Dundee was good, thought his date was trying too hard to be funny though with her stories

I did laugh and enjoy the returnee getting a no

I know Mary and she’s an absolute howl. Nothing phases her.

She sent me link to the show and I thought her Facebook had been hacked so I deleted it. Only watching now.

JP Liz V1

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I know Mary and she’s an absolute howl. Nothing phases her.

She sent me link to the show and I thought her Facebook had been hacked so I deleted it. Only watching now.

Mary is on Facebook, good on her

Marie is in good nick for 75.....shes got a good perspective...." merry" widow

WildWater

I like these two. Both look mighty for their age.

jojofizzio

Stylish bloke here.....